Effects of Almond Versus Pistachio on Weight Loss

NCT ID: NCT03120455

Last Updated: 2018-03-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-05

Study Completion Date

2018-01-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the current study is comparing the effect of almond and pistachio, as the two common types of nuts, consumption on healthy obese and overweight female who following a hypocaloric diet for 12 weeks. The secondary aim of the current study is to evaluate of these two type of nuts on other cardiometabolic risk factors.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity Overweight

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Almond group (AG)

Obese or overweight female adults will be randomly allocated to have have almond as afternoon snack while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Almond Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Obese or overweight female adults will be randomly allocated to have almond as afternoon snacks, while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Pistachio group (PG)

Obese or overweight female adults will be randomly allocated to have have Pistachio as afternoon snack while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pistachio Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Obese or overweight female adults will be randomly allocated to have Pistachio as afternoon snacks, while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Nut Free (NFG, CG)

Obese or overweight female adults are asked to avoid all nuts, seeds, and nut products while they have a hypoenergetic diet. , as the control group.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Nut free group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Obese or overweight female adults will be asked to avoid nuts, seeds and nut products, while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Interventions

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Almond Group

Obese or overweight female adults will be randomly allocated to have almond as afternoon snacks, while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pistachio Group

Obese or overweight female adults will be randomly allocated to have Pistachio as afternoon snacks, while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Nut free group

Obese or overweight female adults will be asked to avoid nuts, seeds and nut products, while they have a hypoenergetic diet.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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AG PG NFG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be female
* Must be 18-45 years of age.
* Must have Body mass index (BMI) between 27-35 kg/ m².
* Must be able to have moderate exercise.
* Must be interested to have weight loss.

Exclusion Criteria

* Have allergy to nuts
* Participating in a research project involving weight loss or physical activity in the previous six months.
* Pregnancy or lactation during the previous 6 months, or planned pregnancy in the next six months.
* Taking medication that could affect metabolism or change body weight.
* Report heart problems, chest pain, and cancer within the last five years.
* Smoking
* Menopause
* Diagnosis of any chronic disease such as fatty liver, cancer, chemo/radio therapy, heart disease, immune compromised conditions, abnormal thyroid hormone level.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Nottingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Novindiet Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hamid R Farshchi, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

NovinDiet Clinic, School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham

Ameneh Madjd, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NovinDiet Clinic, School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham

Locations

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NovinDiet Clinic

Tehran, , Iran

Site Status

Countries

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Iran

Other Identifiers

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ND-204

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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